Balancing regulatory controls and incentives: Toward smarter and more transparent oversight in long-term care

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-279

  Miller, Edward Alan ^a,b   Mor, Vincent ^b,c  

^a Department of Public Policy Political Science and Community Health ^*

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DISASTER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HURRICANE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MONITORING; NURSING HOME PATIENT; REVIEW;

CLINICAL AUDIT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 41149147566     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2007-055     Document Type: Review

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